With the 2021 college football season fast approaching, let’s take a look back at the Sooners’ output last season. Welcome to the “Sooners Summer Series,” Sooners Wire’s new series unpacking each game from the pandemic year.
As fans eagerly await games on Saturdays, why not take a reminiscent look at some of the highlights from the 2020 season? What were the key playmakers in the game and plays that changed the outcome? Each year Oklahoma sits atop the Big 12 hierarchy with elite talent and innovative coaching. Last season did not stray from tradition.
We unpack the seventh game of the 2020 season with the Sooners victory over Kansas, 62-9. For the second-consecutive game, Oklahoma scored at least 60 points against their opponent for the first time since 2015. OU imposed their will with a balanced attack. The Jayhawks had no answers for Lincoln Riley and company.
In his second game back after the suspension, running back Rhamondre Stevenson ran for 104 yards and two touchdowns. In addition, he also made an impact in Oklahoma’s screen game, catching four passes for 60 yards. Quarterback Spencer Ratter completed 15 of 27 attempts for 212 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. The signal-caller left in the second quarter with an apparent left hip injury. After crossing the goal line, Rattler took a hard hit on a two-yard TD rush. He returned and played the majority of the third quarter.
Defensively, OU tied a school record with nine sacks. Nik Bonitto led the charge with power off the edge, notching 3.0 of his own. Alex Grinch’s unit intercepted Jalon Daniels twice in the first quarter which built momentum early on and the squad wreaked havoc at the line of scrimmage throughout the ballgame. They say turnovers come in bunches and after accumulating three against Texas Tech the previous week, that is the case for Oklahoma. In addition, the defense racked up 11 tackles for loss and six quarterback hurries.
The Sooners once again put a dominant performance and held Kansas to a single field goal throughout the ballgame until the final seconds when Miles Kendrick connected with Will Huggins on a 20-yard touchdown pass as time expired to make it a 62-9 ballgame. The Crimson and Cream annihilated their foe, guiding them to supremacy down the stretch.